Have You Ever Eaten Something and Then Gotten Sick Afterwards

question 525

Multiple Choice

Have you ever eaten something and then gotten sick afterwards? Chances are probably good that you avoided eating that particular food again in the future, even if it was not the food that caused your illness. This idea that we are "prewired" to learn behaviours related to survival as a species is called

• A)latent learning.
• B)shaping.
• C)instinctive drift.
• D)preparedness.
• E)evolutionary noise.

Understand the concept of higher-order conditioning and its implications.

Recognize the limits of conditioning, including stimuli that cannot be effectively associated and optimal intervals for CS-UCS pairing.

Describe the phenomena of conditioned taste aversion and its unique characteristics.

Comprehend techniques developed to eliminate fears through conditioning principles.

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